Friday, October 30, 2009

Halloween

Today, we reflect on the origins of Halloween as we listen to scary stories from our special guest, Ms. Carol Kotsch from the Evergreen Library.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A Model (but short!) Book Talk

Danae's 25 book page

Eleven-year-old Primrose living in a small fishing village in British Columbia recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.

Danae's 25 book page.



A girl Named Cathy's father died about a year ago from heart disease. She finds a mark on her arm that looks like a drug mark. She finds out a lot of strange things about her ex boyfriend. But most of all Cathy doesnt live a happy lifstyle.

Danae's 25 book page



Bella loved Edward. After one lucky rescue from one vampire. Edward felt it was safer for her to stay at home, away from Edward. But when Bella finds out that jacob is a werewolf, evrything changes for bella.

the book im reading


this book is good i like it it have funny poems in the book you should read it. It is good to read the book the author is a good poem writter i like his poems they are so funny like this one poem called"prayer of the selfish child" now i lay me down to sleep,I pray the lord my soul to keep,And if i die before i wake,I pray the lord my toys to break.So none of the other kids can use'em.... amen

Lupita's 25 Book Page



October 28, 2009 Lupita's 1st Book Read - Pokemon D/P Adventures Volume 1


This book is about a Kid Hitsumi something like that...i don't really remember. He used to live in the forest with the other Pokemon. Then he became ten years old to become an Official trainer. Proffesor Rowan a professional Pokemon professor who lives in Sandem Town, and his assistant...i really forgot lol.

Bu ti do remember the girl she had green hair, she was pretty and had a pokemon either Chimchar or Turtwig.

The Boy had recently three pokemon: Misdreavus, Piplup and Shinx. The boy is trying to find the Legendary temporal Pokemon, Dialga. An evil sinnoh organization called Team Galactic who wants to capture Palkia, Dialga and Giratina to make a new world. Cyrus, the leader of Team Galactic wants to destroy Sinnoh region, and make a new world wiht the powers of the Legendary Dragon Trio, and Cyrus making himself the ruler of the new world.

-XxLupita MartinezxX


A New Pokemon trainer named Red, comes from the Kanto region. Red is ten years old and can finally get his starter Pokemon,a PokeDex, and can qualify for the Pokemom League.
His Rival Blue has the pokemon charizard and has an advantage against Red's venasaur. The other girl rival Green (she is a girl), has blastoise and has an advantage against Blue's charizard. Pro. Oak is Blue's grandfather and is a Professional Professor at Pkmn labs. He gives a new trainer his starter pokemon of choice: Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander. He also gives a PokeDex, 5 PokeBalls and $2000 (in the games).
Green wanted to become an official trainer but couldn't because she was not patient with the Professor.
So then when she was out alone in the streets, she went to Pro. Oak's lab and stole a squirtle. Red went out looking for the theif and accidently ran into a Pikachu, that was stealing merchandisefrom the viridian village. The pikachu also ate the baby's food lol. When Red came to viridian city he noticed that people were staring at him, and since of course he looked like a trainer , they asked him to deal with the pikachu. Red defeated pikachu and caught with a PokeBall. At the end Red, Blue and Green enter the pokemon league tournament and at the final round Red and Blue face each other off with all their might. When you read this book you'll know who is the champion.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Thank you, Donors!

Marshall's finest, doing a little reading. Elisha, writing her thank-you letter. It appears, upon closer inspection, that Elisha has a Cherry Coke problem. It might be time for an intervention.
Austy and Danae type their work in their cozy corner.

Just a few feet away, things get a little hairy.

These three, Moises, Manuel, and Valente, are amazing artists!

George, Koby, Omar, and Jesus sit in the "Poe" chair and half-work, half-read.
leticia
dear john s and james l knight faundation,
my name is leticia i am in the 7th grade and all of my classes are advanced like pre algebra language arts science and social studies all of my teachers are realy nice and kind to me and i realy like and thank them for that.I like it that all my classes are advenced becouse i take challenges and most of the time it is fun.my family is very nice to me as well and we have a lot fun together my dad is the best dad ever in the world he does not push us to anything but he expects us to do the right thing .He gives us suport when we need it and make us understand that we need to be good to get good things back.I live with my dad mom 3 sisters and 1 bruther they are all very nice and kind to me also and it is very fun to play with them and talk becouse they always make everything fun.

At school every thing is so fun too we do a lot of fun thing like going on fild trips and using computers and other thinbgs in class.it is fun becouse we get to spend ti,me with our friendsand most of the time my teachers have somthing fun to do in class.we went on a fild trip the other day and it was fun we went to the recycling center they teacherd as about the things that need to be recycled and the things that cant be recycled and also about the great damage that this things are doing to our enviroment.the school is always very clean and orginized and that is very good becouse i would hate it if i had to go to a dirty and nasty school. In language arts we are reading the book hachet and it is very interestind we got to learn about5 the vocavulary words( droning,audible,determination,rudder) which seemed hard at frist but later the became way easy to anderstand.

I thank you so much much for everything you gave us for and my teacher sara ott.(she is sonice and kind she is the best teacher in the world)we used most of the stuff already and all the activeties we did was very fun .thank you so much and i hope you like the pictures.


sincerely

Friday, October 23, 2009

My Memorable Person by Valente

Valente Mendoza
Language Arts 6/7th HOUR
Mrs. Ott
Valente Mendoza
Language Arts 6/7th HOUR
Mrs. Ott
October 7, 2009

My Memorable Person
He is short, maybe a little taller than I am. Has short white hair. He laughs a lot. He likes tells me a lot of jokes. He likes to go walking a lot, about half a mile everyday. He is a morning person he normally wakes up at six in the morning. He is a hard worker and likes to help out a lot. He is friendly. He has lots of friends. He can’t speak English. He is a nice and caring guy. He is my grandpa.
One time my uncle told me a story of when they lived in a little town in Mexico. My grandpa was drunk and my uncle said “may I go to the city tomorrow”? And my grandpa said “yes”. So the next day my uncle woke up early and was getting ready to go. When grandpa “I didn’t say anything”, because he didn’t remember. So my uncle had to go work instead of hang out.

The Tape by Chris Turner

Christian turner
Mrs. Ott
10- 1-09




As the tape lay there, was trying to find a new victim. He thought yes marshal middle school I can find my next victims I shall terrify the entire school ey he thought with a Canadian accent. So he tried to sneak into the unsuspecting school or so he thought. He thought he could just walk in there until he saw school security. How am I supposed to get in now ey? He thought. But wait there was a window open I could just get in through the window ey he thought. But the window was on the third floor so he had to climb up three stories. This is going to be crazy if I can do this so he started climbing. First few feet were easy, now he was almost there when he saw another piece of tape climbing a few feet away from him oh no what is he doing here ey he thought “Frank what are you doing here.” He said. “Tom is that you.” Said the other tape. Oh no he knows my name ey he thought. So he charged at him they got into a karate battle right there on the wall Tom won the battle. He finally got in the school and he looked at the name tag on the wall outside in the hall and it said Sargent Rhienhart man thank you Sargent Rinehart for leaving the window open ey he thought. So then he goes to the second floor and finds a Sara Ott “Hmmm this sounds liked it’s the right class.” He whispered. So he sneaks into the room and he goes and sits at a table and then he falls asleep then he wakes up and there is a kid staring at him this is it ey he thought so he jumped up and stuck to his face and then ripped himself off of him and goes all around the school and does it to everyone in the school. Then he does his evil laugh “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA” then the bell rings and rings and rings and then he wakes up “Man it was just a dream.”

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Narrative Grading Rubric

Using this rubric, write commentary over your recent narrative writing. If your writing is not online and you do not have special permission to keep it private, get it online today!

7th Grade Narrative Rubric

September Newsletter

September Newsletter

NAL Schedule for Students in NAL

NAL Schedule

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Students Attend Book Signing Event


On October 8, Melissa De La Cruz visited Watermark Bookstore. The author of Blue Bloods and Masquerade, books that re-imagine the Pilgrims as vampires, she shared her thoughts on authorship and how she explained how she brings her characters to life. Here, Allyson, Elisha, and Danae smile for the camera with their masks






The girls wait in line to talk to the author and get their books signed.


Melissa poses with the Marshall girls. Elisha couldn't stop smiling! (and giggling.)



thing im pround of

Sheyanne shorb
Language art-8-7 hour
Mrs.ott
September 18, 2009
Things im proud of!!!!

I’m proud of my family my mom her name is Jami Michelle shorb and my dad name is Franklin or frank shorb. My sisters name are Jessie lee shorb she is the 3 oldest and she go to north high school and is a freshman .My other sister name is Natasha Renee shorb and she go here and she is in 6 grade. My other sisters live in Pennsylvania and one I seen and one I haven’t see and one have a baby but I don’t know about the other one trista had a baby named Naomi Hilary shorb farley and she is cuteeeeeeee as can be and I would love to see her some day but my dad said we will go down and see her I hope we do go see her and my sisters.


My family has my mom. Her name is Jami Shorb. My dad, his name is Franklin Shorb. My two sisters are Jessie Shorb and Natasha Shorb. If you count my sister living in Pennsylvania then I have four sisters and the ones that live in Pennsylvania, there names are Trista Farley and Tasha. Trista has a baby and she was born on February 16, 2009. I have not seen her face to face but my dad said we were going to see her soon in Pennsylvania and my dad is going to let us take a plane probably or my dad car I hope my dad let us take a plane.

I’m proud of my family. My mom, her name is Jami Michelle Shorb, a pretty lady who goes to college. Want to become a teacher, at elementary or middle school, she got tired of not being a teacher at a school, to teacher kids to be smart and going to collage like she did. You know what I like? Seeing her on the laptop doing her homework makes me feel proud to know that she will do her homework.


The meaning of a family to me is that they will always be there for me no matter what I do. Almost like teachers but they are your parents you can always talk to your parents no matter what you do. My family is always there for me no matter what and that is what I am writing about them I love them so much (most of the time some time they get on my nerves but I still love them and no matter what I will all ways love them).They always will love me no matter what go on and I love them for that.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Dohnovyn Jackson
Language Arts
Mrs.Ott
October 6, 2009


My First Day of 6th Grade
My first day of 6th grade was like you could fry an egg outside because it was so hot. I was nervous when my dad dropped me off, shaking like a jackhammer. “Dad, I’m nervous”, I told him.
After Dad left, I was looking for one of my friends to stand by, when I was outside in the front of the school. It looked like a bunch of ant’s standing around. There were a bunch of kids talking, some I knew, and a lot of them I did not know.
Then all of a sudden I saw my friend Tyler Thach, his head of flat black hair lying straight.
“Hey, what’s up?” I said to Tyler.
“Hi,” he responded.
Meanwhile, the principal came outside, looking for all the 6th graders, to tell us we needed to go inside, and go to the PE room to get our schedule.
Tyler and I walked in the big school and tried to find the PE room.
“This is confusing,” Tyler said.
“I know let’s go and ask a teacher,” I told him.
Then we saw a teacher. I asked the teacher, “Where is the gym, Miss?”
“Take a left at this corner then go left again to run into the gym,” She said.
Suddenly, we ran into the PE room. After getting in the PE room, Tyler went a different way to get his schedule.
It was hard to find my last name so I could get my schedule because there were a lot of kids trying to get their schedule. It was weird I thought I was going to forget and be late to all my classes.
My first class was language arts. There are two language arts classes for 6th grade and I went to another class instead of the one I was supposed to go to. .I told the teacher, “I’m sorry!” I told the teacher. I was really nervous because I did not know any body in that class.
Later that day at recess, I went outside and I played basketball with some other kids and Tyler. After I got bored with playing basketball, I started to play soccer.
After recess I was feeling better about school because I was not so nervous. I felt that I could find my way around the school.
Gonzalo Guzman
Language arts 8/9hour
mrs.ott
My soccer life
I like to play soccer a lot because I’m good at it. I have been playing soccer since I’ve been 5 years old and when I was 8 I was on a soccer team. I was a good goalie and we won a game and then the next year I was on a soccer team again. It was called the blue Sharks. WE went against other teams but it was in our school and they chose twenty of us to be in the All-Stars Game, which was Horace Mann School against ours. I played goalie and they couldn’t score on me, but then when they switched me and I was a player in the field, they scored on our team 4-8, and we won. We screamed and cheered. Then we all had a party at the park then next year in the middle of the year.
At the party, we played soccer, we got wet with the fountains. We were celebrating winning the first place trophy for our school. We ate pizza, pepperoni, sausage, and supreme, hot Cheetos, and drank soda, Dr. Pepper and Pepsi.
Since then, I am on a soccer team with my friends. Our team is Chivas Juniors. Our season just started. We are going to practice Mondays, Tuesdays, and saterdays, then the coach said, “Don’t
Be late for soccer practice,’ or we would have to do 2 laps tomorrow and later the next day. I went to soccer soccer game and I burly got there but to other people were late and they ran 2 extra laps and we were plying I was plying as and they missed every shot and we won 4 to 8 then after the game we went to eat pizza and then the best soccer player was me and I quit then I just stop playing the end

Abimael Ruiz SUPER BABY

Abimael Ruiz

Language Arts

Mrs.Ott

October 7, 2009


SUPER BABY


One day I was taking a bath, and I was singing a song from DJ Flex. My mom was at the store, my dad was sleeping and the little baby name Zuri was standing at the door waiting to play with me. When I finish taking a bath I try to open the bathroom door but it was stuck, so I start moving the door and yelling “Help me” and start calling my dad to open but he wouldn’t wake up. So the baby knew I need help and he woke up my dad and my dad open the door. After that happens I felt so happy with him because he saves me of that trapping door.


Later that day me and the baby were playing hide and seek, bur when I was the one to find the Zuri I count to 30 and start looking for him but I couldn’t find him and I start getting worried about him. So I call my dad and told that I couldn’t find the baby so we start looking for him but we couldn’t find him. Later we went back to the house so worried because we couldn’t him, then I went to my room and I couldn’t believe my eyes, THE BABY WAS SLEEPING ON MY BED!!!!!!!!!!!! I call my dad and he say that he was a SUPER BABY.

THE END

My Name By Chris

Chris Ramirez
Language Arts

Mrs.Ott

October 6, 2009

My Name


One day my mom was hurting and went to the doctor and found out she was pregnant. My mom was shocked! So 12 or 7 months later I was about to come out so my mom’s friend drove as fast as she could without getting a speed ticket. The doctors and nurse got my mom there on a bed to wait till I would come out. Hours later with pain I started to come out my mom was in pain. Another hour later with more pain I came out. My mom, dad, were in tears of joy “it was a boy!” the doctor said. My mom and dad were thinking of a name “hmmm….” They thought…”Chris” they said! But my dad wanted a last name for me “hmmm”… they thought again…”Ramirez” he said! Finally they thought of a middle name… “Drum roll please” (start to drum roll who’s reading this poem) … “u thought id tell u”? “Never will ha I made a funny”! J They took me home with a blue blanket and with a surprise my brothers said yah mom another boy!
My mom smiled. Woohoo said my brother’s yah another cool dude root beers on me said Luis! Yah boy Woohoo! Mom just smiled.
Years later in 2009. “ my name is Chris Ramirez and I am 13 year’s old as you see in the story I am a baby but now I am 13 so just hope in your life you have a great family.” “And one more thing good luck cause there might be some problems.”
When I am a baby hearing the older me talk the sunrise came upon my face and the first words I said was…..my name THE END!

WAIT MY MIDDLE NAME IS ON THE BOTTOM!

Mariana Prado Memorable person

Mariana Prado
Language Arts 6-7hr
Mrs.Ott
October 7, 2009
Memorable Person

I met Rodolfo through Marytza and Lorena Fernandez. I met him at my house, he was with the sisters I mentioned. It was during the week I don’t really remember the exactly day but I know it was in fall. It was a cold afternoon at around 9:30p.m. When I met him I was in the living room watching Don Francisco. I was in some pink sweats and a pink tank top I was sitting right next to my mom. I had a cover with me and it was kind of embarrassing because I looked whack that afternoon and was not planning to meet him at my house with me looking “fodonga” as we say in Mexico. When I met him I felt kind of embarrassed because I was not fixed up and I was scared to say something in a wrong way and look stupid and I was kind of shy because I finally got to met Rodolfo. “Oh my gosh don’t look at me!” I exclaimed.
He is a really outgoing person, smiling and talking to every one he meets. He is my friend that I have known him for about 5 years. He is kind of tall and kind of dark but not that that dark and he is in 10th grade this year. He is going to be 16 year old in January 4. He is caring because he doesn’t just thinking about him self. If he saw someone hurt he will go up to that person and tell them if they needed someone to talk to he would be happy to hear them and help that person even though he mite not know them.
That night before he left he said, “text me and see if we could go out or do something tomorrow”. So the next day in the morning I get up and start texting. I asked him what was he doing and he tells me that he was on the computer, on myspace and texting. After that he asked me that what I was going to do today and I was like we I’m going to a 15 at cotillion and he goes well we got invited to. I told him if he was going to the 15 and he told me if you go I go but if you don’t go I won’t go. So I told him that I was going and he told me okay.
SO after that we went to the 15 and he was there and I was setting rite next to him and he started asking me questions like if I had a sister and brothers. But after that he goes I was wondering if your single and I go yes I’m single and he goes go you want to go out with me. I was like yeah why not. When I answered him I was as red as a tomato.

The Fight by: Justice Rowell

The Fight
By: Rowell, Justice

I remember the time me and my brother got into a fight. When we fight, he usually starts cussing, but I try to watch my mouth because I get in trouble a lot for bad words. He is nine years old now and we fight a lot but this particular fight got out of hand and it hurt really bad. We were fighting over the computer. We both wanted to play World of Warcraft. Sabian was on the computer first, and it was my turn. He’s usually the computer hog, and I wanted to play. That’s when we started fighting. I said, “It’s my turn!” and he just ignored me.
I tipped my brother out of a chair. He yelled, “What’d you do that for?” and then he tossed a chair at my head. The chair hit my in my forehead right between my eyes. It an inch long gash and there was blood everywhere. I got really mad I blanked out. I didn’t pass out, everything just went dark.
I found a pencil on the coffee table, and I stabbed him with it .So we both went to the hospital. At the hospital there was a dead person in the front room and he had a black sheet over him so I and my brother that I stabbed looked under the sheet and he peed himself then took off in his wheelchair. When we got stitches we looked cool and bloody my brother had a hole in his leg where I stabbed him. Then we apologized and we went home and played world of war craft. We owned this horde and then we did a couple instances and got some really good gear. My little brother got athletes foot but now it turns out to be flesh eating skin.
This disease apparently can kill you.

my story

Ricardo nunez
L.A
Mrs. Ott
8/9hr
4th of July
On the 4th of July me and my cousin were at EL Dorado. We were popping fire crackers.
“Pass it”
“No”
“Ok then but its going to pop”
“No its not”
Then it pops when it in the air.
“That was close it almost popped in my hands”
“Yeah”
“You want to light another one”
“No”
Then we left to go eat hot dogs and swim. It was fun.
“Ok here you go”
Then the fire cracker popped.
“Ouch that hurt my hands are starting to swell lets go put them on ice.
“Ok”
Then I started to laugh.

what i do after school

After school I go home and watch TV I hang out with my friends, angellek and jhonice then I talk on the phone”, to jhonice played on the computer “played with the little kids hold the babies” or sit on the porch or do my back bend” I went outside the boys, Tyler” and Tyler” were throwing little basket balls at us really hard” then I did my cart wheels then my back bend then I sat on the porch with jhonice” then went to see my neighbor Melissa” then went to see my sister, Dominique” and my nephew, Israel then went inside and watched TV “and did my homework, for math after that I fell asleep yesterday I went to the mall with my cousin jasmine,” we had so much fun there then we went to her house, and hung out and watched TV then I went home and sat on the porch with my neighbors, teddy and Elizabeth “ and I went to my sisters house to see my nephew, Israel and I went to quick trip to get ice cream” hung out with my neighbors and that’s all I did yesterday I sat on the porch watched my neighbors kids tempy “and eternity”
went upstairs to my sisters house watched my nephew I talked to the neighbors went to went to my old house” and went back home and talked 2 jhonice and angellek” on the phone and went to do my grandma” a favor then went to talk to every one” called my cousin, jasmine but she didn’t answer, the phone” so I went outside the fence to talk to my friend josh and seen his baby Dakota” and went back inside for the night watched TV did my homework” took a shower and then I got tired text, all my friends for a little bite” and went to play on the computer, got on my space to check my mail” then I did my neighbor a favor then kept throwing the ball at my neighbors” teddy and tj” then went to talk to talk to my sister upstairs and got something to eat” at McDonalds then I txt my friend” Mercedes and she told me that my other friend Gaby made me an other my space” so I asked her what it was and she said that she” didn’t know what I thank I after school I thank what im going to do who am I going to talk to and hang out with when I get to my house and when I get there there’s a lot of people out side so I wonder whose guna talk to me and who im guna talk to when I first walk in the gate every one looks at me so I think what did I do why are all of them people looking at me for what did I do then every body starts talking to me and I thought I did something wrong but I didn’t they all just wanted to talk me to I thank its weird but they don’t they say im weird and I say no you. by elissa valdez

The Mall by Jose Silerio

Jose silerio
Language arts
Ms. Ott
October, 6. 2009
The mall
I went to the mall with my aunt to buy my cousins some church clothes because they were going to get baptized. But my aunt kept stopping in stores to look at some shoes she liked. And then we stopped and bought some smoothies.
Every 10 minutes they had stop some store to look at clothes or shoes that I have mentioned before in this story that I am telling right now. the we just came home because we could not find the clothes for my cousins. Then she said that we were going to go to the mall next weekend. This is an important story for me because I got to see my cousins and my aunt and my uncle. After we got there clothes we were heading to the church to get them baptized. After they were baptized we were all going to go to the buffet to eat. After that I went to my aunt’s apartment to see the boxing mach we were going to see tonight. We all saw the fight. When the boxing mach was over me, my brother, my mom and my sister were driven back to our hose by my aunt.
The END

me Antonio Espinal Hernandez

Antonio Espinal
Language arts
Mrs. Ott
October 6, 2009



I am my own hero because I do a lot for me and sometimes for other people. I like to fix my stuff when it brakes, if can’t fix it I take to my dad. He fixes most of the time my bike. When my dad bought a bike for my sister it looked like it was a boy bike but in pink. My sister said, “I don’t like it.” My sister did not want the bike so painted it orange. When I saw the bike I said “it’s so cool.”
I do most of it when I don’t how to fix my stuff. I was born in Trancoso, Zacatecas. I know more stuff about me than anyone else I know, that’s why I’m I writing about myself. I like to say, “My name is Antonio,” and my mom gets mad. I don’t like my name I don’t know why but I like my second name, Antonio. My first name is as ugly as an ugly duckling(or at least that’s what I think).

my funnies day

On September 2006 my ant friend came over and we were telling jocks to each others, laughing and being silly. So we were going to play loteria so we went outside because we were could inside, sins the air conditioner was running to much. My ant friend went outside first then all of us. Their were a bucket outside and it was turn over so we went outside and my ant set on the bucket and she did know nothing about it.
Me and my brother we were jumping on the trampling so we were all laughing because we thought my was fording and then she got and she saw it. And we told her sorry about blaming her. So it was the funny day of my live.
My ant name is MARIA she is fun to hang out with but win 2 get in trouble she always stars talking about god and she start .when she dos it like the jokes she stars telling us that we are min
by ;Cynthia,Hernandez
LANGUAGE ARTS
MRS.OTT
OCTOBER 6,2009

the dark day by saul velasquez

Saul Velasquez
8/9 Language arts
Mrs. Otts
9/18/09
The Dark Day

It was one of those days in June, hot and scorching. My grandparents had come to Wichita in May and were here for the summer. The Sunday of one week in June my family went to church. Then we took our grandparents to lunch. Then in the afternoon my uncle Jaime Martinez took my grandpa and me to a rodeo. That day I slept over, but I stayed for a week. We waited for my uncle to get out of work. Then we would go to the ranch to ride horses, but most of the time we will ride for 2 hours then it will get dark. That whole week we did the same thing every day. And then he asked me “vas a coloa…” Until Friday my uncle got out of work early. So we went to ranch.
We were riding horses for about an hour or two. Then I saw flying across the sky, soar like an eagle. After that plane passed, my uncle got off his horse and drank a beer. So we passed twenty minutes or so, he said “Let’s go give the horses a bath.” So he sent me to go get one of the horses he was riding earlier that was on a harness a hundred yards away from where we were sitting, and my uncle got the other horse, which was next to him. Then my grandpa got the whip and my little second cousin and my grandma were racing to get to the pond. And then, the first horse did not want to take a bath and it got my uncle in the water to his waist. The horse that was taking a bath got loose and went to the stalls, so my uncle sent me to lock that horse up. And then, I gave him the horse I had and went to go lock the horse up. While I was getting that horse, my uncle was standing on some rocks that were fenced together by the side of the pond and the water came and pounded against them. He turned the horse around in the water, and he saw that the horse came near him. He jumped on it and he remembered about his wallet. He reached back to get it, and when he reached down to get it, he tried to get the horse to stop, but the horse didn’t feel the floor because it was deep. The horse panicked. Instead of stopping, it went to the middle where it was deeper, way deeper. The horse went under the water and my uncle did, too. He struggled two times, but the horse kicked him and ripped his liver. I called the police and they didn’t want to believe me until one of the ambulances got there and told them everything. When the fire department, police department, and sheriff came, the boat didn’t want to start, so they put the boat in the water and got the big long sticks. They were going around the water. My grandpa told them where he went down, and they finally went around where he was and of the fireman told the other one to wait, go back a little. Like the pole had a hook then they latched then the fireman he said to the other to help him. Then they pulled my uncle out of the water. They took him to the hospital in El Dorado. There they pronounce him dead. I had been crying seen he went under water.
We were going to make him a rodeo in his memory the next week. Then one of the group that was competing brother die. So we move the rodeo to the next week. That when I went to Mexico. I still wonder what if I wasn’t there.
Antonio Espinal
Language arts
Mrs. Ott
October 6, 2009
Me Marco Antonio Espinal Hernández


I am my own hero because I do a lot for me and sometimes for other people. I like to fix my stuff when it brakes, if can’t fix it I take to my dad. He fixes most of the time my bike. When my dad bought a bike for my sister it looked like it was a boy bike but in pink. My sister said, “I don’t like it.” My sister did not want the bike so painted it orange. When I saw the bike I said “it’s so cool.”
I do most of it when I don’t how to fix my stuff. I was born in Trancoso, Zacatecas. I know more stuff about me than anyone else I know, that’s why I’m I writing about myself. I like to say, “My name is Antonio,” and my mom gets mad. I don’t like my name I don’t know why but I like my second name, Antonio. My first name is as ugly as an ugly duckling(or at least that’s what I think).

My Disney Channel Stars

Angellek robinson
Language arts 8-9hr
October 7,2009

’.My setting is I watch my Disney channel sisters at home because there famous and there in California los angeles I watch them all the time. The channel I watch them on is 45. they are funny to me I think, there always making joks and getting in to trouble alot. I all ways sit on my soft couch and watch them. They all live in Los Angelos,California. ‘Its’ the best show!’, I exclaimed.


Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato they are like my sisters. So I call them my Disney channel sisters because they like everything I like. They are like my role models. I watch all of their shows. Miley Cyrus-Hannah Montana, Selena Gomez-Wizards of Waverly Place, and Demi Lovato-Sonny with a chance. I love all of them. They are like my sisters. They are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Coooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll…….
First paragraph: talk about Hannah Montana and what happens on the show
Second paragraph: talk about Wizards of Waverly Place and what happens on the show

On Hannah Montana there is one show that Miley and Lilly [Emily Osment] is on and they find out that Oliver[ Mitchel Musso] have diabetes on one of Hannah Montana Episode.’Miley said Oliver!!! You cant eat sweets/sugar.’
There’s one that miley broke her ankle and was in the hospital and she thought that Oliver liked her. And she found out he likes her friend Emily as lilly as his girlfriend. There is on that her dad wrote a bad song that miley didn’t like so he didn’t know until he found out he over herd her talking about she didn’t like the song. There is one were somebody told the world that Hannah Montana [Miley cyrus]sucks her thumb it was either dad brother Rico or Lola [Lilly Trescott]

Wizard of Waverly place there is a show were Alex[ Selena Gomez] is going carpet flying with her dad and she wasn’t flying it right so her daddy got mad and there is a one were Jake t Austin and Alex won. There is one were Alex [Selena Gomez] forgets her best friends birthday and her best friend didn’t know she was a Wizard so Alex told Harper [Jennifer stone] her best friend that she was a wizard Harper was happy. There was on wizards were max [Jake T Austin] had his first date and they own a sub station and he had is date there and his brother Justin [David Henrie] was a waiter and max was trying to make jokes and his bro got mad and max did a spell to turn him into a clown but Justin ducked and it hit max instead of Justin and his girlfriend got mad and left so he wasn’t mad after that they ate dinosaur nuggets.

These are like my Bffs and sisters I like them and they like my because im there biggest fan. I like everything they like. There so cool and I like them.

The Creepy Night by Samira Martinez

Samira Martinez
Language Arts
Mrs. Ott
October 7, 2009


The Creepy Night
One stormy night my mom said” I’m going to the bar so you and your sister are staying with your aunt.” I said” Mom I don’t want to stay with my aunt”. So then she got ready and put make up on and started to put nice close clothes on. Then I asked” Mom who are you going with”. She said” I’m going with your aunt Beatrice”.
When she left I was watching TV with my sister and I got hungry I got an apple and ate it and my sister said she was tired. So I said” Then go take a shower and go to sleep”. So she left and I was watching TV for maybe two hours then it was 11:00 p.m.
My aunt came out of her room and told me it’s too late and I should go to sleep. When I got to my room my sister was sleeping peacefully like a little baby. I grabbed my pj’s and went into the bathroom and changed into my pj’s. When I got out
I got on my bed and was just laying there because I thought I heard something. I got out of my bed, unlocked my door and shouted” Hello, Tia is that you, Hello”. I got really scared because no one answered me. I was terrified.
Now sometimes at night I hear footsteps and people talking in my bathroom, I have never told my mom, or sister and aunt. I have only told my friends. I will never forget that night, when I was alone and nobody near me. Now I want to now is my house haunted, did someone died their ready to do something to my family? I guess I will never know.

My mom

My mom she likes to make food. She is Mexican, has black hair and brown eyes. She is kind of tall but not that much. She has 5 sisters I think… and 2 brothers. 3 of her sisters live here. One of them live at LA. The other 2 live at México. My.uncles live here to.My mom & her sisters go shopping at the mall when they don’t work. When it’s Christmas all of my family get together its pretty fun and on New Year we get together to….but it’s more fun on Christmas. The thing that we like to do is.Umm…we like to play soccer together. I don’t know what else...its pretty fun hanging out with her. We laugh a lot. Me and my mom get along well sometimes we fight.

Jennifer quezada
language arts
mrs.ott
october 6,2009

FOOTBALL!! by koby kash fisher!! AKA the beast of basketball AKA THE MASTER OF DIASASTER

FOOTBALL!!!!


Every day after school my friends and I play tackle football at the football field by our houses. There like 20 of us on the field. I play quarterback and kicker and punt returner. I get tackled sometimes but when im getting tackled it’s usually from someone way bigger then me in high school. They are huge like big giants or trees. I get a lot of scratches from getting tackled. It doesn’t hurt that much. Im the youngest one that’s in middle school playing. We always get into arguments. Its just really a really competitive competition. We are still going to be friends its just we are really wanting to prove too one another who’s the best.

The football field we played at was very warm, the sun shining and the wind standing still. When im cold and I get tackled I would get warm because it’s kind of cold out side. The football field is warm because there’s a lot of grass, like long yard sticks with hair. The football field is not really a football field it’s just a really big field by my house. The field has really big trees around it. My friend and there friends come. New people come everyday.

During the same time, a kid was running on the sideline and got tackled and hit his head. He jumped up in a shock. He didn’t know what was happening. His head was bleeding a little and he had a big bump. I asked him” are you ok” while I was walking him home. He said “not really my head hurts and I am bleeding”!! He was hurt bad. When we got to his house his mom said” you are not ever going back to that field to play football again!!

When I caught the punt return. I was running down field they couldn’t catch me until I almost got to the in zone. So I ran all the way back. Then I just ran past all them and got tackled in the in zone. I got back up and twisted my ankle. Everyone was laughing at me. The girls ran on to the field and helped me up. They where just my friends. They where talking to each other and said “I feel sorry for him his ankles looks like its hurt” after they helped me up and took me to the sidelines. They where all older then me. They where in like 9th and 10th grade.

These times, place, stories and field are important to me because they all are memories that remind me of that day. The field is important to me because I always play on it and its basically mine. No body takes care of it. I mowed it a couple times. The memories mean a lot to me because I helped that guy out when he was hurt and then I got hurt and the girls helped me. I felt pretty good after I helped that guy. So now on when people get hurt I am going to want someone to help me too.
Monique Menefee
Language Arts 8th/9th Hour
Mrs. Ott
September 30, 2009

Remembering In

I remember when I first got my nails done. I was at home, and I asked my mom, “Can I get my nails done?” She said, “No,” with a laugh. I begged her, saying, “I’m in sixth grade; I should be able to get my nails done.” And she said, “Let me think.”I gave her time to think, about thirty minutes. Then she said, “Yes, but you have to get them cut down short,” and I said, “Okay!”
That same day, Mom drove me to Nail Time on 13th street. I sat there and waited and then it was time for me to get my nails done. I wanted plain white tips. The lady in charge said, “Go over to her,” so I went and sat down at the cosmetologist’s station. She did my nails, and when it was done, I thought it made my hands look different, like better.


I remember moving to Texas. I remember when “my dad and my step mom told me and my stepsisters we were moving to Texas”. We thought it was all a joke, but they were serious. I didn’t want to move to Texas, because I really don’t like exploring other states. Another reason I didn’t want to move is because I was going to miss the rest of my family and friends. I moved in September, but by next year in January, I moved back in with my mom.

I remember living at my old house. I lived there with my mom when I was starting fifth grade. It was fun even though the neighborhood had always been really noisy. I had a lot of friends.


I remember fifth grade graduation from Spaght Elementary. I remember I walked into the church. It was at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. I saw people, a lot of families. I was nervous to walk across the stage, but I had to in order to receive the certificate. My aunt, my mom, my dad, my step mom, my stepsisters, my sister, my cousins, and the teachers and the other students clapped for me. I felt happy but still shy. After I had my certificate, I felt happy and glad it was over. Afterwards, we had juice and cookies in the gym.


I remember going to Las Vegas. I remember when “my aunt said lets go on a trip for spring break”. Me my sister and her daughter jazmyn said. Where? She said Las Vegas! We said ok. So she went downstairs and ordered the tickets on the computer. And then we waited for them to the tickets to come in the mail. Then we had to take an ID picture so we could get on the plane. About a week later, it was getting close to Spring Break and she drove us to Oklahoma so we could catch the plane down there. Then we went to the airport and it takes a little bit for us to get on the plane. When I got on the plane, I was scared, and then when the plane took off, it took about three hours to get to Las Vegas. And then we arrived there. We got on the cab to go to Circus Circus Hotel. While in the cab, driving through the streets, I see lots of lights and different hotels. We get to the hotel. My aunt checks us in, and then we go to the room to put our stuff up. We go downstairs to the buffet. Downstairs, I see a lot of lottery machines. After we eat, we go back to the hotel room. The next morning we wake up, go eat breakfast, and then we go to M&M world and visit other hotels. We were there for four days and I had lots of fun.


I remember cheerleading. I remember cheerleading for the colts two years ago,I was in 5th grade. I really loved cheerleading, even though we lost most of games. But it was still fun doing the cheers and competing against the other teams.


I remember my last birthday. My last birthday was in December I was turning 12 years old. I was living in Texas at the time. For my birthday I got a lot of things, such as, clothes, jewelry, money, and a mi life, and more things. But for my 12th birthday I chose to have it at home. And some of the things we did were play the card game spoons and more. For my birthday we didn’t eat pizza like most people we ate one of my favorite’s food which is tacos, salsa, chips, nachos, and more. And the kind of cake I had was whip cream icing, and the cake was marble, yummy. But that was a fun day.


THE END!!!
Dustin Rudd
Language arts 8-9 hour
Mrs.Ott
September18, 2009

What My Dad Does


He’s tall and has black and grey hair, with a
beard and blue eyes. He’s 6” tall and he’s really cool. We aren’t real social with our family or people. We watch a lot of TV. We also listen to Rap, country, and rock. My dad went and got a job. He has to be at work by 8:30 in the morning, like most adults He works at a paper place. He works with his friend, someone he met that’s lives on the block. His friend set up this job. My dad has had this job for three or four days now. He doesn’t like it but it will have to work for now. He comes home and says “it sucks and it doesn’t pay enough”. I’m hoping he get a better job soon.

My dad and I work on cars, dirt bikes, motorcycles out of our garage. We ride them in the back yard and on the street.
We had to work on a Geo Metro. We had to pull the motor out and put in a new one. Because that motor had over heated. So he pulled the motor out by hand. Then he put the motor down on the ground. I helped unbolt the motor. Then we put the new one in and he bolted it in.
He used to be a semi driver and we went to every state but Maine. Then he quit to spend more time with me at home. Then he got another job out in park city, Kansas. Then I got to go up there and work with him and I put a semi wheel on by my self. Then he quit that job because they cut his hours. That’s when we started to work out of our garage and I still helped him. Will my dad get a better job?

Forgetting by: Tea Mendenhall

Forgetting
It was a place I wish not to go. A place where it was cold enough that I could see my breath and the people wore orange jumpsuits that made them look like a demented pumpkin or an anorexic pumpkin- the food might have moved. It was a place where the floor was dirty and cold with unknown moving insects.
“This way.” said the guard.
We were there because a family member was there. Sometimes I wish I was never there. I heard the inmates yell and scream. It was really creepy. When I was there, there was a clear wall between me and the person I was visiting. When we talked, there were guards everywhere and a telephone thing.
We talked about when she would get out. How long she would be in there. I didn’t talk much. I didn’t have anything to say to her. I was to mad, to sad, to upset to say anything. She said she loved. I just nod my head. I think she was upset about it.
When we left, we had guards escort us, I felt like a criminal.” Why didn’t you talk much.” my sister asked. I just shrugged. I didn’t feel like answering. Why do they care? I thought to myself. On the way home, my dad kept talking about it. Dude. Give it a rest. I thought. I still don’t know why he over reacted. After that, my family hasn’t been the same since. Sometimes at night, I replay that day. She tried to apologize. I kind of forgive her. Why did this happen? I ask myself that everyday. Today, she hasn’t been there for over 2 years. I’m really happy about that. I still haven’t answered my sister’s question. I wonder if she even remembers the question. Me and my family wish she never went there.

thing im proud of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sheyanne shorb
Language art-8-7 hour
Mrs.ott
September 18, 2009
Things im proud of!!!!

I’m proud of my family my mom her name is Jami Michelle shorb and my dad name is Franklin or frank shorb. My sisters name are Jessie lee shorb she is the 3 oldest and she go to north high school and is a freshman .My other sister name is Natasha Renee shorb and she go here and she is in 6 grade. My other sisters live in Pennsylvania and one I seen and one I haven’t see and one have a baby but I don’t know about the other one trista had a baby named Naomi Hilary shorb farley and she is cuteeeeeeee as can be and I would love to see her some day but my dad said we will go down and see her I hope we do go see her and my sisters.


My family has my mom. Her name is Jami Shorb. My dad, his name is Franklin Shorb. My two sisters are Jessie Shorb and Natasha Shorb. If you count my sister living in Pennsylvania then I have four sisters and the ones that live in Pennsylvania, there names are Trista Farley and Tasha. Trista has a baby and she was born on February 16, 2009. I have not seen her face to face but my dad said we were going to see her soon in Pennsylvania and my dad is going to let us take a plane probably or my dad car I hope my dad let us take a plane.

I’m proud of my family. My mom, her name is Jami Michelle Shorb, a pretty lady who goes to college. Want to become a teacher, at elementary or middle school, she got tired of not being a teacher at a school, to teacher kids to be smart and going to collage like she did. You know what I like? Seeing her on the laptop doing her homework makes me feel proud to know that she will do her homework.

The meaning of a family to me is that they will always be there for me no matter what I do. Almost like teachers but they are your parents you can always talk to your parents no matter what you do. My family is always there for me no matter what and that is what I am writing about them I love them so much (most of the time some time they get on my nerves but I still love them and no matter what I will all ways love them).They always will love me no matter what go on and I love them for that
GEORGE TRUJILLO
LANG.ARTS 6/7HR
MRS.OTT
September 18, 2009



THE DEATH
The reason a mystery unknown as well as the suspect. the weapon found as well as the body. Out in the open right beside his wife who is alive with a little stab on her arm like a needle stabbed her, her husband was shot but that did not wake, her which says she was given a shot, by the killer. The cops questioned her but didn’t find any thing, and was never solved.
But no one ever talked about it again, that’s until the wife got picked up.
She told her friend “you weren’t supposed to kill him right beside me”, she complained!
Her friend said “you wanted him” dead and he is, when the insurance money comes call me, They did not kill him at all but instead, a hired assassin. The only problem was there money that only the wife knew about she thought about it and told the hit man and her friend they were mad but said they would split it three ways. The location of the money was the house and more specific in the closet but the wife still had secrets. When they got to the house they made it in went to the closet and came face to face with 5 pistols the wife set them up when the cops asked she told them every thing the only one who didn’t go jail for life was the wife she only went 40 years.



The end
And there is the death ,a terrible story ,with a not so happy ending.
Moises Torres
L.A 6/7 hr
Mrs. Ott
10/6/09


HE REMEMBERS…

He remembers when he went to the doctor to get a shot but he didn’t cry.
He remembers when they hit him with a big huge thick leather belt and he started to cry like someone was going to kill him!
He remembers when he broke his mom’s shoes, his mom was really mad her eyes were full with fury of fire! She said, “Mira lo que isiste!!!”
He remembers his first day pre-school and all the kids made fun of him. They all said,”Ha ha!” L
He remembers when he went behind a cow and the cow kicked with his rear legs.
He remembers when he climbed up the stairs and when he reached the top he jumped of the top and flew and landed safely on his new cushy couch. His parents were mad and they grounded him.
He remembers going to his uncle’s pool, when he jumped inside the pool he thought he was swimming but he was actually drowning. He felt a hand pulling him out of the pool. Then he heard a voice say, “Are you okay?” then he said, “Yes I’m okay.”
I REMEMBERS
By: moises Torres
Lesley Alvarez
Language Arts 6th/7th Hour
Mrs. Ott
September 28, 2009
My Uncle
Me and my uncle are really close. He was one of the only persons I could ever trust and talk to him about my problems. I would go everywhere with him. He didn’t care what I did. I love him so much. He was like a dad to me. He would buy me everything. He was so cool. Most of my family is scared of him because they think he is crazy, but I’m not scared of him. He acted cool. He didn’t yell at me at all. He is 26 years old. He’s been to jail a couple of times for some stuff like his DUI and stuff like that but until he got kicked out of the house it was so sad because he was the only person I talked to. He would give me money, a lot of money.

When my uncle got kicked out the house it was really sad, my mom said that he got kicked out because he was being lazy and didn’t want to do nothing around the house he would always be drinking and doing stuff he wasn’t suppose to be doing like drugs he would never want to come out the room and he would always be sleeping, sometimes he would get mad and start arguing with my dad and mom plus my grandma would always be yelling at him and he would hate that so he would just go stay with one of his friends house. I was there when it happened it was pretty scary there was a lot of yelling going on there were telling my uncle that all he ever does is sleep and drink and doesn’t do nothing around the house and that sometimes he wants to go out end get back like at 3 o’clock in the morning..
Elisha McBride
Language Arts 6-7th hour
Mrs. Ott
September 24, 2009
It was a memorable place!

It was a place where I went to be alone, where I sat on the bed and read. It was a place I went when I felt sad or angry, where I punched my pillow and cried. It was a place where I could Be myself; I danced how I wanted and wore what I wanted. It was a place where I could call it my own; I made sure no one came in.
When you go in my private place, you will see the ordinary. A bed, a dresser, a closet, a TV, and an entertainment center. As soon as you walk in you will see my bed under my windows, my entertainment center right next to the door on the right, my closet on the left on the other wall, and my dresser on the right wall at the foot of my bed. I have posters on my right wall. It’s covered with twilight posters and a few Taylor Lautner posters. Right above my bed I have a poster of heath ledger as the joker from batman. It says “Why so serious?” It’s awesome. Right next to my bed is a nightstand table. It has my DS on it and my alarm clock and my other junk. On the dresser are a lava lamp and some seashells and my leadership things. My closet is filled with my shoes on the floor, the first rack is my kinds of pants (sweats, jeans, etc.) and the second rack is filled with my shirts and the last rack is covered in my jackets. I have a guitar in my closet. On my bed is a comforter and a Sycuan casino blanket I use when I read. There are two pillows with a yellow cover and another that’s black and says angel. I have a giant dog on it my dad won me at a county fair. I have a Winnie the Pooh pillow (more like a decoration pillow) and a pink one. I love my bed. I read in it everyday. I have nothing under my bed and it’s always made and my room is always as clean as I allow it.
One time my sisters decided to make my room a fighting cage.
“Rena, why do you hate him?” said Ashton.
Rena said “I hate him because he doesn’t love you. I just know it.”
Ashton said “You don’t know anything ABOUT HIM!”
“Oh yeah? Then why did I see him with your “best friend”?”
Ashton started to hit her. Rena blocked her.
“Get Off of me, you.”

I was trying to stop them so they wouldn’t break anything. I didn’t have much success. So instead I moved the things I wanted to keep. I started yelling at them and then my mom came in. She yelled at Ashton and Rena for almost ruining all of my things. They just stood there with smirks on their faces. When my mom left, they started fighting again! So I yelled for them to go in Rena’s room. So they left and I was overjoyed and so I fell on my bed with a deep sigh. Then I realized I had to clean my room by myself. I looked and my room looked like a tornado had swept through. I soon screamed.
Well, this was about my private place. You can probably guess what it is. Ready? My ROOM! It’s my favorite place and always will be. Well, I shared a little piece of my paradise with you. No judging! Well, don’t just stand there! Comment on it to me! Bye!
Cruz Soto
6/7
Mrs. Ott September 18, 09
MY PETS

My fish was small. It was brown and cute; my fish died because my brother put it in hot water ‘cause he couldn’t get one. If you tapped on the glass it would hide behind a fake bush I bought at wal-mart.
After that I went to Mexico with my cousins to visit my grandma. She said she had a surprise for me. When we got there she was waiting for us. She showed me a puppy that was my surprise. The puppy was brown and black; its fur was soft like silk.
We only stayed there for 2 weeks. I was sad because I had to leave my dog in Mexico. When I got home my mom asked me, “what was wrong, I told her that that I had to leave my dog in Mexico.”
“I was sad for a while until I forgot about him.” When I found out he died I was very say because I only got play with him for a little while. My grandma came to our house she said that my dog died and that they were going to bury him in Mexico. I didn’t get to go bury him but at least he’s in a better place now.

MY $1000:)!

I got $1000 and when I found out I was flipping out I was going crazy and thinking about what I was going to buy with my thousand dollars. Then after A little bit I decided to get a lot of skating stuff so I spent $800 on 3 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, a wallet, sunglasses, a hat, 3 pairs of shoes, a belt, 2 PROFFESIONAL skateboards, a skateboarding video, trucks for my skateboards, Barings for my skateboard, bolts and 2 toolsJ. The name of the company that made my 2 skateboard decks is baker and enjoi (there is actually an I at the end of enjoi with this skateboarding company.) the company that made my trucks is thunder trucks.

The company that made my Barings is Lucky. The company that made my belt and one of my pairs of shoes is .circa. The company that made my other pairs of shoes is dc. The people that made my watch and pants is ccs. The first shirt was made by emarica (it’s actually spelled with an E at the beginning). The other 2 shirts were made by enjoi. It also came with 2 free magazines.

Wow I sound like such a poser, do you think I sound like a poser?... I also got a REALLY cool pocket knife and minutes for my cell phone.

Terache Wilson's Narrative

Terache Wilson
Language arts 6th and 7th hour
Mrs. Ott
September 18, 2009
My grandma’s dog

Walking in my grandma’s room she has neat and tidy clothes separated in two buckets. Next to that she has her closet with so many clothes hung up in there. Then there is an old rocking chair. There is a pillow on the rocking chair and she sits on the pillow and rocks in the chair while she reads or rarely watches television there. Beside that is her big queen size bed. Along the wall there is the air conditioner inside the window. It is nice looking with pink curtains all around the window with pink ruffles at the top.

My grandma’s dog got locked up in her room, sad to be there. He didn’t want to be in there. He wanted to go outside but he couldn’t come out with no one to walk him. My uncle was painting the living room a cinnamon color, and then the hallway. We heard a loud noise in my grandma’s room.
We went in there and the dog was gone, the curtains were pulled down, and the air conditioner was outside the window. When we got in the room the curtains were lying on the floor. The curtain rod was bent. Papers were all over the place by the window. The air conditioner had scratches all over the front of it.
After that my grandma said, “The dog had to do it,” The air conditioner still worked perfectly and made the room feel like a blizzard as always.
Next me and my cousin took the leash and went to find the dog, got him around the corner. When we got back my uncle had the air conditioner back in the window and I helped put the curtains back up with my grandma. Grandma what if Zip kicked the air conditioner out again, anger filled her face. “Well he won’t because he won’t get back in my room when I’m not there”!

I Remember By:Dalia Martinez

Dalia Martinez
Language Arts 6/7th hour
Mrs.Ott
October 7, 2009

I Remember
It was the worst day ever. My worst day was April 19, 2009. That day was the day my grandpa passed away. I remember I was in the mall with my mom and family. My family that was there came from Dodge City. It was my uncle aunt and two cousins Mariela and Kimberly although only Mariela, Kimberly, and my aunt went to the mall.

I remember hearing the “under my umbrella” song my mom has as a ring tone when my uncle called to give us the bad news. I remember that my mom was about to try on these one jeans and she threw them at me when my uncle told her my grandpa was dead. I remember what I was wearing, my blue shirt and skinny jeans with my converse shoes. I also remember I had to look for my aunt and cousins all over the mall to tell them the bad news. When I had finally found them I had to tell Mariela “My grandpa is dead!” I had to tell her because she saw that I was kind of crying at the mall. When I told her she said “I can’t believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!”

But most of all I remember having to call my sister at work and tell her, “Olivia, my grandpa is dead.”
She asked, “Are you playing with me?”
I told her “No” and then she started to cry.
She asked me what we were going to do and I said, “Ask if you can go home now and then we will ask there ok.” She had said ok.

I remember him telling me to listen to my mom. I remember him telling me to have fun at the fair. I remember him telling me the last time I saw him to take care of my mom and sister. I remember seeing him in the coffin. I remember when they were barring him. I remember him telling me “I love you.”

Great lead

Amber BerggrenMrs. Ott classLange ArtsOctober 1, 2009
Great Lead
Scooby Doo the mystery beings.
But we start of with shaggy. He rides the bus and a bully tips him. Shaggy would bring a Pb j &s with him because that is morning food. Shaggy has problems with his locker and he falls in to the trash can and rolls down the hall way and in to the principle office.
The principle loves to collets to stamps. He said “miss prints are the most valuable’s in the world it is a lot of money $ for a miss print”. Is about a dog named scoobert at a “adopt a pet day” that’s where dogs and cats get adopt from the shelter. Sadly no one would take him home with them. He was put in a small cage in a back of the copying tuck.
They hit a bump on the way to shelter and he bounced out of the tuck. Scooby tired to catch up but the tuck was to fast for Scooby. Scooby was walking trying to find the shelter so he can be back with his friends but instead he found him self walking near a cemetery. Out of no where come lighting it hit two graves two ghosts came out.
Scooby ran for it and he was in shaggy room. Scooby sacred shaggy Scooby said this to shaggy “rhosts but he ment ghosts” shaggy looked Scooby collar it didn’t have an address so shaggy became Scooby doo owner. The two of them became best of friends. Shaggy rids the bus.
So the next day Scooby rod the bus with Shaggy and the bully that Freddy hangs out with on the football team tip him over and Scooby bit him in his leg. Freddy landed in Daphne’s lap and shaggy landed on Velma science fair project. They all got in a fight on the bus. The bus diver told them to stop but they didn’t. The bus ran in to the flag pole and it fall on the vice principle new mustang GT and it broke the window.
The vice principle came abroad the bus and said “who did this” and every body point at the Freddy, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy. They were in library doing diction. Scooby doo was tied up out side. The gang had mystery books but not shaggy. This dark could come above Coolsville high.
High winds came in the library. Books thrown off the shelf. Then two ghosts came out of no where. They ran for there life down the hall way and in to the gym.
Fred yelled “everyone run”. The two ghosts chased them. And every one just ran for it. But the gym doors were locked.
Then the 3 ghosts came out of no where and told every one to leave this place. So shaggy tried to leave but Daphne garbed shaggy shirt so he couldn’t leave. The principle bought this but not the vice principle. The vice principle said “there will be school tomorrow”.
The gang got expelled from school. So they went back when now one was there they went back to the scene of the crime. But by then the ghost’s hade taking of a football player body and an old football player body. Fred toke on the new football player and the girls toke on the old one.
Shaggy and Scooby ran into the kitchen and shaggy said “like let’s stop to get a quick bite” but then the girl ghosts said “never start good sentences with like” then shaggy said “like sorry man”, and they ran in to the fridge. As every one ran out but not shaggy and Scooby then fire went behind Fred. The next day Velma told Daphne it was ectoplasm. They next day they dressed up not to spotted in school so Daphne was Goth girl, Fred was hip hop guy, Velma was pretty girl from Europe, and shaggy and Scooby doo was thrash cans.
Vice principle was walking to them Velma hide behind shaggy and Scooby, Daphne grabbed Fred and kissed him. Shaggy and Scooby gave a sigh for Fred and Daphne to come. They went where the jauntier was trying to get on dancing with the stars. They laughed there heads off.
Back were Velma was in the librarian office. She went in after the librarian was in her office. After the librarian opened her mail she left. Velma tried to go but she fell a series of books.
The 3 one was gone she grabbed two. The librarian was back Velma was speaking Europe the librarian did to so the librarian did not see one of her books was gone. The gang was back at shaggy house Velma showed what she found and she read who checked out number 3 last and said it was the vice principle. She looked up where the vice principle leaved and it was at the top of Coolville mountain.
Velma said “it would take day for us to get up that hill. Shaggy said “I have a drive license I got held back two times. Later that night they went to Daphne house after every one was asleep. Fred saw all the old cars and asks which one are we taking Daphne said “right behind you” they turned around and it was the gardener van.
They droved up to the vice principle house and shaggy said “I think we should check on this beside he said if we trespassed he would have us put in jail” Freddy said “it’s not trespassing if the door open shaggy” oh shaggy said. They went inside shaggy got scared and jumped in to Scooby arms. Velma must has guessed that the vice principle was in the army. Freddy said “not trying to make you mad but lets spilt up me Daphne, and Velma will look upstairs, shaggy Scooby look for that book”.
Now if you want to find out more you have to watch Scooby Doo the Mystery Beings. $19.99 at Wal-Mart and at target it is $16.95. But if use the target add you well get it at Wal-Mart it for $16.95. Now that if you watch it tell Mrs. Ott what you think about. Will you enjoin it to like I did? Don’t for get you can watch Scooby Doo the Mystery Beings on cartoon network.

''My first goal of head'' by Alexis Saldana

Alexis Saldana
Language Arts 1st hour
Mrs. Ott
September, 2009



‘‘MY FISRT SOCCER TEAM’’

I remember the wooden goal and the metal goal, the field was with a small amount of grass and a huge amount of sand. I felt kind of nervous to play soccer for the first time on a team, I felt like butterflies flying in my stomach. The first game my team lost, I think. The second game I made a goal almost from half field. When I score I got so happy I let my self fell down on the ground, I smile, because it was my first goal from two games. I could never forget when I fell down I got hit by little rocks, that were on the ground, but it hurt me on my back. My teammates gave me a high five after I score my first goal. After I score my goal it passed only less than one minute to the referee blow the whistle. The next game the other team beat us so poorly. I felt angry to not score one more goal. I thought we were such losers, but now I understand that nobody is perfect. I said to myself “not always there’s a happy moment”. The next game was ruined, too. We have lost one more time, all this soccer is not for me, I’m a failure, I said to myself.
All this happen when I was on Mexico. On 3rd grade was my first soccer team. A physical education teacher makes up soccer teams by grades. My soccer team was Spain, 5th grade was Brazil. My team only played two or three, games but I only remember the game: Spain vs. France (the game my team won, I scored my goal almost from half field) on 5th grade were my two cousins, they were Brazil. I also have another cousin on 6th grade (on Mexico’s schools elementary school reach to 6th grade) my 6th grade cousin’s name is Manuel; my two other cousin’s names are Mauricio and Eduardo. I could never of the never could forget my best cousins, I never played any game with any of my cousins; I almost forget to said that 6th grade was Italy. My cousins were good at soccer, when I was on Mexico sometimes I even went to their houses to play soccer, I almost forget one more thing about my cousins, Manuel and Eduardo are brothers, Mauricio is just their cousin from me and also from my other cousins, but now I don’t know if they are good or better at soccer. I played with a real soccer team named golden eagles, now by ages a teammate and me are on another team with different kids; I’m starting to like better this team then the other. This team’s name is Santos, the color of the shirt is green with lines across the shirt, and I wish some day I could be good at soccer as my dad. My dad had showed me how to play; he had told me that he was good when he was like my age. There’s a really good kid that his name is Beto, and he is forward. My position is mid fielder, only one time I had been forward. That day my team scored eight goals, I scored only two from those eight goals. I wish some day I can be a champion as my dad.

IT WAS APLACE by James Farris

James Farris
Language Arts
Mrs. Ott
October 6,2009
IT WAS A PLACE
It was a place where I could just have a good time being with people I like to hang out with, my friends and family. It was a place where I could just be at my home and be with both of my sisters.
My first sister is eight years old in the third grade and a very caring sister. My second sister is four, having just started preschool and being a loving sister .It was a safe point to me where I could never get scared.
It started with getting split up having a rough spot in the road. Now not being able spend time kicking back and watching a movie. I guess I feel the way I said it split up and torn apart.
Maybe now I’m just scared of getting split up. Not knowing when my mom cry’s because I can’t be there to comfort her at the drop of a hat. I could get scared not knowing when my mom is taking care of her self or being taken care of. Sorry to say but my story has no end for now because our family is still in the middle of the situation.

vicente rodrigez,boxing

Vicente Rodrigez
Language arts ½ hour
Mrs. ott
Sep.18 2009
Boxing
The boxing ring is square and roped around and makes you feel hyped the ropes are all around the ring they are red the ropes are alastic.i have to work hard at that sport and be very strong every time I train! The next day I am sore!!! I love it because I’ve been good at it since I was young! My boxing team is called north side 316 and some of my friends are in it. but at this point I am training for a fight. It takes a couple of months of training and our colors are gold and white.
You have to run around the whole Evergreen complex if you mess up. This includes a block of the library, the park, the pool, and the football field. I go to practice after school for 2hours every day. I have my own equipment at home. I also work out at home. I’m trying to not eat a lot of junk food so I can have a lot of muscles. My mom makes me eat fruit stuff. She says that if I eat a lot of junk food my stomach will hurt.
I like to wear the boxing brand Ever last and I try my best in that sport. My coach always sais “show me what you got”. and when I do it wrong my coach sais “go runs some laps”. When we come back he tells us to “beat the bad “my dad sais “try my hardest “and when I go home my dad sais “good job “and when I go I tell my self never give up and try my hardest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toni's Story

Toni Webber
Language Arts ½ hour
Mrs. Ott
September 18, 2009

Angel (true story)

My cousin Angel lived in a haunted house with me and my family. Like my mom, dad and my older sister. Except for me and Angel everybody else were busy my mom was at the store my dad was taking nap and my sister was in her room. I and my cousin angel were playing in the front room. We were also watching Sponge Bob Square Pants it was fun we played board games, playing tag and dance of course.”Man I’m tired let’s sit down,” my cousin Angel suggested. We sat down on the floor then we looked at the wall we saw a shadow go by, “Did you see that?” I asked. “Go see if my dad and my sister are where they were, ok,” I told angel. When she came back from up stairs she said they were in the same place they were before. When we
Looked at the wall again the shadow went the other way,” There it goes follow it!”Angel said. While the shadow ran went the other way my grabbed my hand and took me with her so we followed the shadow. While we were following the shadow it went downstairs to the basement.”Come on, Toni.” “Are you nuts do you have any clue where the shadow went?”I complained.” Yes it went downstairs to the base ment.”Angel said.” We might get in trouble,” I worried.” We never were down to the basement before.”I said.
“Come on, please Toni,” Angel begged.” Fine but only for a second,” I said.” Thank you thank you Toni,” Angel said happily. When we were following the shadow we saw the shadow go through the door so we followed the shadow in the basement. We were so scared because the shadow went through the door we knew it was a ghost. “The shadow might be a ghost Toni,” My cousin Angel said. “It probably wants to show us something,” Angel made me believe. So we followed the shadow/ghost down to the basement. We were scared because no one went down there not even the people who were cleaning the house after the people died there some say that the people haunt the house when they died.”Are you sure that it’s a good idea to be down her Angel,”I asked her. When we got down there, there was blood on the walls while we looked at every wall I saw that Angel was about to scream her mouth was wide she was taking deep breaths and started squeaking her voice. While she was about to scream I saw the shadow it was coming toward us I was scared to but I kept calm. While my cousin scream was getting louder I covered her mouth so the shadow or ghost or whatever so it won’t come after us.”Don’t scream it might not come after us if you don’t,”I said to calm her down.
When the ghost was flying I saw the shadow pass us. Angel was about to faint so I caught her before she even fell on the ground. When everything got quiet we heard the front door close we knew it was my mom so we ran up stairs.”Hey I think that’s my mom come on Angel,”I said to her. We ran upstairs and hugged her and started to go upstairs to play in my room. When we got up there we saw the ghost again then we knew the crazy shadow chase wasn’t over. “Did you see that,” I asked Angel. ”Yea I did,” Angel replied.” Angel I have a feeling that this isn’t over,” I said in shock. Everything fine after while until Angel started to pick her nose. “Angel stop picking your nose,” I shouded.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Monique Menefee
Language Arts 8th/9th Hour
Mrs. Ott
September 30, 2009

I remember when I first got my nails done. I was at home, and I asked my mom, “Can I get my nails done?” She said, “No,” with a laugh. I begged her, saying, “I’m in sixth grade; I should be able to get my nails done.” And she said, “Let me think.”
I gave her time to think, about thirty minutes. Then she said, “Yes, but you have to get them cut down short,” and I said, “Okay!”
That same day, Mom drove me to Nail Time on 13th street. I sat there and waited and then it was time for me to get my nails done. I wanted plain white tips. The lady in charge said, “Go over to her,” so I went and sat down at the cosmetologist’s station. She did my nails, and when it was done, I thought it made my hands look different, like better.

I remember moving to Texas. I remember when my dad and my step mom told me and my stepsisters we were moving to Texas. We thought it was all a joke, but they were serious. I didn’t want to move to Texas, because I really don’t like exploring other states. Another reason I didn’t want to move is because I was going to miss the rest of my family and friends. I moved in September, but by January, I moved back in with my mom.

I remember living at my old house. I lived there with my mom when I was starting fifth grade. It was fun even though the neighborhood was really noisy. I had a lot of friends.

I remember fifth grade graduation from Spaght Elementary. I remember walking into the church. It was at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. I saw people, a lot of families. I was nervous to walk across the stage, but I had to in order to receive the certificate. My aunt, my mom, my dad, my step mom, my stepsisters, my sister, my cousins, and the teachers and the other students clapped for me. I felt happy but still shy. After I had my certificate, I felt happy and glad it was over. Afterwards, we had juice and cookies in the gym.

I remember going to Las Vegas. I remember when my aunt said lets go on a trip for spring break. Me my sister and her daughter jazmyn said. Where? She said Las Vegas! We said ok. So she went downstairs and ordered the tickets on the computer. And then we waited for them to the tickets to come in the mail. Then we had to take an ID picture so we could get on the plane. About a week later, it was getting close to Spring Break and she drove us to Oklahoma so we could catch the plane down there. Then we went to the airport and it takes a little bit for us to get on the plane. When I got on the plane, I was scared, and then when the plane took off, it took about three hours to get to Las Vegas. And then we arrived there. We got on the cab to go to Circus Circus Hotel. While in the cab, driving through the streets, I see lots of lights and different hotels. We get to the hotel. My aunt checks us in, and then we go to the room to put our stuff up. We go downstairs to the buffet. Downstairs, I see a lot of lottery machines. after we eat, we go back to the hotel room. The next morning we wake up, go eat breakfast, and then we go to M&M world and visit other hotels. We were there for four days and I had lots of fun.

I remember cheerleading. I remember cheerleading for the colts I was in 5th grade. I really loved cheerleading, even though we lost most of games. But it was still fun doing the cheers and competing against the other teams.

I remember my last birthday. My last birthday was in December I was turning 12 years old. I was living in Texas at the time. For my birthday I got a lot of things, such as, clothes, jewelry, money, and a mi life, and more things. But for my 12th birthday I chose to have it at home. And some of the things we did was play the card game spoons and more. For my birthday we didn’t eat pizza like most people we ate one of my favorite’s food which is tacos, salsa, chips, nachos, and more. And the kind of cake I had was whip cream icing, and the cake was marble, yummy. But that was a fun day.


THE END!!!